The NBA draft system is broken. Every season, 14 teams fail to make the playoffs. Roughly half of those teams start the next season with the intention of making the playoffs but then abandon ship once that goal seems unlikely. Meanwhile, the other half of those 14 teams often will enter the season

Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy believes that the solution to discourage the worst NBA teams from tanking their seasons is to wipe out the NBA draft. "I'd get rid of it, just get rid of the draft altogether," Van Gundy told reporters after practice Friday. "We'd just deal with the salary cap.

Doug Collins, who was the Chicago Bulls ' coach before they started winning titles, is returning to the team as a senior adviser. Collins coached the team from 1986 to 1989, taking the Bulls to the Eastern Conference finals in his final season. It was a shock that he was fired and replaced by Phil

The biggest news in college basketball has come in August, typically one of the quietest recruiting months of the year.? Marvin Bagley III, the nation's No. 1 high school recruit from the Class of 2018, made his announcement to reclassify up to the Class of 2017 on Monday, which means he will

Now that the NBA has released the full schedule for the 2017-18 season, we can dive into which matchups carry the most intrigue. Because let's face it: Not all 1,230 games are equally exciting. With that in mind, we've chosen one home game for every team that looks -- on paper -- worthy of circling

Who is the biggest threat to the Golden State Warriors? Just how heated will the competition be for playoff spots in the Western Conference, and are there eight playoff-caliber teams in the East? To help answer these questions and more, here's an early look at 2017-18 NBA projections using ESPN's

LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is returning Doc Rivers to the primary duty of head coach, freeing him of front office responsibilities, the owner told ESPN on Friday. Rivers, who held the title of president of basketball operations, will continue to have a strong voice in personnel and

LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is returning Doc Rivers to the primary duty of head coach, freeing him of front office responsibilities, the owner told ESPN on Friday. Rivers, who held the title of president of basketball operations, will continue to have a strong voice in personnel and